Mountable Linux Filesystem Uses Gmail as Storage

Gmail Filesystem (GmailFS) provides a mountable Linux filesystem which uses your Gmail account as its storage medium (for us Gmail users that's 2.9 gigs for free). With it you can use your favorite Unix commands such as ls, mv, cp, grep, rm, and so forth to communicate with Gmail.

I tried to get GmailFS working a few months back, and never quite got it working. The concept was so cool, that maybe it's time I go for it again. It would sure beat paying for my .Mac account at Apple!

Shawn Powers is a Linux Journal Associate Editor. You might find him on IRC, Twitter, or training IT pros at CBT Nuggets.